Fastener for the m eeting-rails of sashes



(No Model.)

J. I. BARINGER.

FASTENER FOR THB MEETING RAILS 01El SASHES.

180.395,685. J I. Patented Jan. 8, 1889.

UNITED STATES PATENT OEEicE9 JOHN I. BARINGER, OF IVATERFORI), NEIVYORK.

FASTENER FOR THE MEETING=RAILS OF SASHES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 395,685, dated January8, 1889. Application filed October 6, l8`88. Serial No. 287,355. (Nomodel.)

To @ZZ whom t may concern,.-

Be it known that I, JOHN I. BARINGER, a citizen of the United States,residin at \Vater ford, in the county of Saratoga and State of New York,have invented a new and useful Improvement in Sasl1-I1`asteners,of whichthe following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in sash-fasteners; and it consistsin certain novel features hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l. is a perspective view of awindow provided with my improved sash-fastener. Fig. 2 is a verticalsection of the same on the line am: of Fig. l. Fig. 3 is a detailed viewshowing the interior arrangement of the sash-fastener. Fig. 4: is a topplan view of the fastener.

Referring to the drawings by letter, A B designate the lower and. uppersash, respectively, 0f the window provided with my improvement. Theupper sash Vis provided in the inner side of its meeting-rail with arecess, C, and it may, if so desired, be provided with a keeper-plate,l), surrounding this recess. In the upper side ot' the 'meeting-rail ofthe lower .'ash I form a recess, E, in which the sash-fastener F issecured. The sash-fastener consists of the easing G, having a dependinglug, Il, through which a securing-screw is passed into the front faceot' the meeting-rail of the sash, as shown. A second securing-screw ispassed downward through the top of the case into the meetingrail,thereby securing the fastener firmly in place. In its upper side thecasing is provided with a heart-shaped recess, I, in which plays thehandle .l of the bolt. This handle .I is pivoted to the upper end of theshaft 1i of the locking-bolt Il, so that it can be raised out ofengagement with the point M of the heartshaped recess, and then rotatedto operate the bolt. The shaft K of the bolt L is journaled in the topof the casing and extends within the same, and the bolt is formedintegral with the inner end of the shaft and projects through a slot, N,in the edge of the casing to engage the recess O in the meeting-rail ofthe opposite sash. The bolt is normally projected outward by a spring,O, which is arranged within the casing adjacent to one end ot the same,and has one end bearin g against the rear side of the bolt and its otherend held in place by a notched lug, T, on the inner side of the casing,as shown.

In practice the bolt is pressed into engagement with the recess in theupper sash bythe spring within the casing, and it is held in engagementtherewith by causing the handle to rest against the outer side of thepoint of the heart-shaped recess. Then it is desired to unfasten thesashes, the handle is raised and rotated inwardly and then turned downto bear against the inner side of the said point of the heart-shapedrecess, thus withdrawing the bolt and holding it withdrawn against thetension of the spring.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that I have provided anextremely simple sash-fastener, by means of which the two sashes can befirmly locked together and can be quickly unfastened to permit theraising or lowering of eithersash. rThe device is composed ot' two partsand is arrangeil in a very compact manner, and all the working parts areinclosed, so as to be protected against lnfeakage.

If so desired, the fastener can be applied to one of the side bars ofthesash and caused to engage recesses in the sides of the jamb.

Having thus described my i nvention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is

. A sash-fastenercomprisiu g the casing having a heart-shaped recessin'its upper side, a bolt within the casing, a sprin to normally projectthe bolt, and a handle pivotally secured to the end of the shaft of thebolt and engaging the point of the heart-shaped recess to hold the boltin its uithdrawn or proj ected position, as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixedmy signature in presence of two witnesses.

,IOIIN I. BARINGER.

I'Vitnesses:

CORNELIUS A. YVALnRoN, ELMER E. SAUiiiPAUG-H.

